Contractors Insurance Alert: Construction Defect Lawsuits Rising March 20, 2025 A new report identifying commercial litigation waves likely to pick up steam in 2025 highlights one particular theme that could...
Farmers Ruined by PFAS Face Key Moment in Fight Against Pentagon February 6, 2025 By Pat Rizzuto Neither Art nor Renee Schaap could bear to stay on their dairy farm in Curry County, New Mexico, in April...
Record Levels of Forever Chemicals Found in Wildlife Near New Mexico Base February 3, 2025 By Susan Montoya Bryan Environmental regulators and health officials in New Mexico are warning hunters that harmful chemicals known to cause cancer in people...
EU Plans Ban on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Consumer Products January 20, 2025 By Kate Abnett The European Commission intends to propose a ban on the use of PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in consumer products, with...
Settlements Eclipse $40 Billion in 2024 as PFAS, Reverse Discrimination Claims Emerge January 8, 2025 By Chad Hemenway Once again, settlements from class-action litigation topped $40 billion in 2024, according to an extensive analysis of more than 1,400...
EVs, Nuclear and Forever Chemicals: Climate Predictions for 2025 January 3, 2025 By Siobhan Wagner From record solar installations to rising electric vehicle sales, the world is in many ways ramping up the fight against...
Texas Bill Aims to Combat Forever Chemicals in Fertilizers December 23, 2024 By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune Johnson County’s newest state representative, Helen Kerwin, R-Cleburne, filed her first bill Friday targeting an environmental problem that has struck...
Texas Reports 252 New Cases of Groundwater Contamination December 18, 2024 By Martha Pskowski Texas agencies reported 252 new cases of groundwater contamination during 2023 in the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee annual report. The...
Texas Sues Chemical Manufacturers for Deceptive PFAS Marketing December 12, 2024 By Ezra Amacher Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Dec. 11 against manufacturers 3M and DuPont for misrepresenting the health...
Texas Farmers Say Forever Chemicals in Fertilizer Poisoned Their Land December 2, 2024 By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune JOHNSON COUNTY — Tony Coleman recognizes the signs all too well. A cow drools strings of saliva. Then it starts...